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  1. Damien Peter O'Connor (born 16 January 1958) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Minister for Land Information and Minister for Rural Communities in the Sixth Labour Government.

  2. Oct 15, 2023 · Outgoing Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O’Connor has lost his West Coast-Tasman seat to National’s Maureen Pugh in the 2023 election. O’Connor is 10th on Labour’s list and could return to Parliament as a list MP.

  3. Damien is an active sportsman and represented Buller at athletics. He has won West Coast Young Farmer of the Year and enjoys sports including skiing, white water rafting, jet boating, motorsports and playing rugby for the New Zealand Parliamentary Team.

  4. Learn about Damien O'Connor, a List MP and spokesperson for Trade, Land Information, Associate Foreign Affairs, and Associate Transport. He is a former Minister and a passionate advocate for rural communities and the agricultural sector.

  5. May 28, 2024 · Damien O'Connor is a Labour Party MP and a list member of Parliament since 1993. He is the spokesperson for foreign affairs, trade, land information and transport, and a member of the foreign affairs, defence and trade select committee.

  6. Nov 30, 2023 · The former minister reflects on his six years in office, which included eradicating M bovis, signing free trade deals and implementing freshwater reforms. He defends his decisions and rejects claims of overregulation and anti-farming bias.

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  8. The Free Trade Agreement was signed in London by Damien O'Connor and the UK Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan in February 2022. Photo / Supplied, File.